Anticosty Island

Anticosti Island is located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Eastern Canada. It is one of the major islands of Quebec. The area of the island is 7892 square kilometers. Among the islands of Canada, it ranks 20th, and among the world's islands - 90th. The island was discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1534. The island of Anticosti is washed by the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Jacques Cartier Strait separates the island from the mainland on the north side, and the Gonguedo Strait on the south.

The landscape of the island is plains covered with taiga, as well as swamps. The island is rich in game. On the island there are two harbors and three lighthouses, logging is underway.

About 266 people live on the island, according to the 2001 census. All of them live in a settlement called Port-Megnier.